wisconsin Mitchell v. Wisconsin By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-27T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Supreme Court) - Held that when a motorist suspected of drunk driving is unconscious and cannot be given a breath test, the exigent-circumstances doctrine generally permits a blood test without a warrant. Justice Alito announced the judgment of the Court and delivered a plurality opinion, joined by three other justices. Justice Thomas concurring in the judgment. Full Article Constitutional Law Criminal Law & Procedure
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wisconsin Wisconsin asks Alvarez, Chryst, Gard to take pay cut By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:29:52 +0000 Wisconsin officials believe a plan of reducing compensation to highest-earning employees should help save the athletic department about $2.8 million. Full Article wisconsin
wisconsin Column: The Supreme Court played partisan politics in Wisconsin. It could unleash a political apocalypse in November By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 12:47:57 -0400 The court's slapdash intervention didn't serve the Constitution, just the GOP's chances in one election. Sound familiar? Full Article
wisconsin Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor has answers for NFL draft questions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:00:38 -0400 NFL draft scouts question the all-around ability of Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor, but the running back has NFL speed and size. Full Article
wisconsin Letters to the Editor: The Supreme Court's Wisconsin decision shows how democracy ends By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:51 -0400 The Supreme Court is allowing the Republican Party to suppress the vote. This bodes very poorly for democracy in America. Full Article
wisconsin Cummins is using Wisconsin facility to aid respirator production during COVID-19 outbreak By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:36:00 +0000 Cummins is partnering with Minnesota-based 3M to make filters for use in respirators used during the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
wisconsin AT#200 - Travel to Wisconsin By amateurtraveler.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:00:00 +0000 The Amateur Traveler talks to Christine who comes to tell us that Wisconsin has more to offer than just visiting my relatives. She starts us on a tour of the state from the college town and capital of Madison with its street fairs, concerts and capital building. We hear about the influence of Wisconsin born architect Frank Lloyd Wright who founded his school of architecture at nearby Taliesin. We enjoy the bike paths, breweries, badgers football and burial mounds. The we move on to Milwaukee with its neighborhoods, breweries and of course baseball. We stop in Kohler and then head up Wisconsin’s “thumb” to Door county. After visiting Green Bay and the home of the Packers we head up to the north woods with its many small lakes and Lake Superior with its one very big one. We wrap up by winding down the Mississippi river. Think there is nothing to see in Wisconsin? Think again. Full Article
wisconsin AT#538 - Travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin By usa.amateurtraveler.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:42:34 +0000 Hear about travel to Milwaukee as the Amateur Traveler talks to Barbara Ali about her hometown on the shores of Lake Michigan. Full Article
wisconsin A Wisconsin chief justice faced backlash for blaming a county's coronavirus outbreak on meatpacking employees, not 'regular folks' By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:35:43 -0400 Chief Justice Patience Roggensack faced backlash for her comment, with some people calling it "elitist" to separate meatpackers from "regular folks." Full Article
wisconsin Wisconsin faces wave of anti-fluoridation efforts By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:20:00 -0600 The ADA and the Wisconsin Dental Association are partnering up with other fluoridated water proponents to address February anti-fluoridation movements in three Wisconsin municipalities: Lake Delton, Berlin and Hayward. Full Article
wisconsin Wisconsin dentists donate personal protective equipment amid COVID-19 pandemic By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:43:00 -0500 Wisconsin dentists have answered the call for personal protective equipment by organizing drives and donating their surplus supplies to hospitals and urgent care facilities treating patients with COVID-19. Full Article
wisconsin Wisconsin high court won't let unions join stay-at-home suit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T21:58:20-04:00 Full Article Education
wisconsin Smarter Balanced Delays Spur Headaches in Wisconsin, Montana, and Elsewhere By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 In addition to a delay, Wisconsin had to eliminate certain questions from its Smarter Balanced exam, after opting not to use the adaptive testing feature of the test. Full Article North_Dakota
wisconsin With a Schools Superintendent Running the State, What Lies Ahead for Wisconsin? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 After years of shepherding the state’s K-12 system, Democrat Tony Evers will be called on to make good as governor on his pledge of more funding for K-12. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin In Wisconsin, a High-Pitched, Emotional Battle over K-12 Spending By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Wisconsin is one of a handful of states where how much schools will get this fall is still being debated in the state capitol. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Most Wisconsin schools, districts meet expectations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Verdict Looms on Whether Insolvent Wisconsin District Can Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Palmyra-Eagle, a mostly rural school district in Southeast Wisconsin, lost more than half its students to surrounding districts and then taxpayers voted to dissolve the district. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Panel Rejects Wisconsin District's Request to Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Members of the special state panel felt the Palmyra-Eagle district needs more time to explore options to stay alive, though many residents, including the local school board, believe the district faces a fiscal cliff. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Wisconsin high court won't let unions join stay-at-home suit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Wisconsin
wisconsin Wisconsin Lawmakers Create Task Force to Help Rural Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Wisconsin lawmakers have established a new rural school task force to figure out how to address challenges such as declining enrollment and increasing transportation costs. Full Article Ruraleducation
wisconsin 'A civic catastrophe': Wisconsin elections go ahead despite pandemic By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:16:02 GMT The sight of voters waiting in long lines to cast ballots during a pandemic and poll workers wearing HAZMAT suits stunned many Americans. Full Article
wisconsin Wisconsin Man Who Participated in 1943 Massacre of 8,000 Jews Is Deported to Austria By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:10:58 EDT A former Nazi concentration camp guard who settled in Racine, Wis., after World War II and acquired U.S. citizenship, has been removed to Austria due to his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution during World War II. Josias Kumpf, 83, served as an armed SS Deaths Head guard at the Nazi-run Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Germany and at the Trawniki Labor Camp in Poland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:24:43 EDT Jefferson Calimlim Sr. and his wife, Elnora Calimlim, both medical doctors in Milwaukee, Wis., were each sentenced today to 72 months in prison for forcing a woman to work as their domestic servant and illegally harboring her for 19 years in their Brookfield, Wis., residence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Mort’s Concrete and Owner, to Enforce Employment Rights of Wisconsin Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:47:49 EDT “Members of the military who put their lives on the line to protect our nation deserve to know they will not be penalized for their service and their bravery,” said Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Mort’s Concrete Inc., and Owner to Enforce Employment Rights of Wisconsin Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:10:39 EST The Department has reached a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin Army National Guardsman Rocco Sylvester Jr., against Mort’s Concrete Inc. and Kevin Mortimer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Department of Justice and USDA Announce Dairy Workshop on June 25 in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:10:02 EDT The June 25 public workshop in Madison, Wis., is the third in a series of five joint public workshops and will examine competition and regulatory issues in the dairy industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney Speaks at the Wisconsin Dairy Workshop By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:30:52 EDT "Dairy farming has been a vital American industry since before there was an Antitrust Division, and we are here today to learn about the forces buffeting this important economic sector, and what the government might be able to do to help," said Assistant Attorney General Varney. Full Article Speech
wisconsin Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:00:48 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with Wisconsin officials to help ensure that military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in the Nov. 2, 2010, federal general election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Murphy Oil USA to Spend More Than $142 Million Upgrading Pollution Controls at Refineries in Louisiana & Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:11:17 EDT Murphy Oil USA has agreed to spend more than $142 million to install new and upgraded pollution reduction equipment at its two petroleum refineries in Wisconsin and Louisiana as part of a comprehensive Clean Air Act settlement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin U.S. Files PCB Cleanup Lawsuit Against 12 Polluters of Wisconsin’s Fox River By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:47:54 EDT The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced the filing of a major lawsuit today against 10 companies and two municipalities to require continued environmental cleanup work at Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River and Green Bay Site. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Wisconsin Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Minor in Belize By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:26:24 EDT Today a grand jury in the Eastern District of Wisconsin returned a one-count indictment against U.S. citizen Roland J. Flath for traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in and attempting to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor less than 18 years of age. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Wisconsin Man Charged with FACE Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 19:29:32 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Ralph Lang, 63, Marshfield, Wis., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., with attempting to injure, intimidate and interfere with other persons because those persons were providing reproductive health services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Waupaca County, Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:28:47 EDT The Justice Department today announced it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Waupaca County, Wis., discriminated against Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department patrol officer Julie Ann Thobaben because of her gender when it failed to promote her. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for Blocking Affordable Housing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:07:51 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of New Berlin, Wis., alleging that the city violated the Fair Housing Act by repeatedly taking action to prevent the construction of an affordable housing development by a private developer, MSP Real Estate Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Landlord for Discriminating on the Basis of Race By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:51:49 EDT The Justice Department announced today a lawsuit against the manager and owner of the Geneva Terrace Apartments in La Crosse, Wisc., alleging discrimination against African-Americans who were seeking to rent apartments at the complex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by the Town of Rome, Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:10:00 EST The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a consent decree with the town of Rome, Wis., to resolve allegations that the town retaliated against an employee after she made a complaint of discrimination based on sex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:25:12 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Wisconsin officials to help ensure that military servicemembers, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in Wisconsin’s April 3, 2012, federal presidential primary election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department to Monitor Election in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:16:09 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor the election on April 3, 2012, in Milwaukee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against City of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for Blocking Affordable Housing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:55:41 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has settled its lawsuit against the city of New Berlin, Wis., for race discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Sex Discrimination by Waupaca County, Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:58:55 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a consent decree with Waupaca County, Wis., to resolve allegations that the county discriminated against an employee by denying her a promotion because of her sex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department to Monitor Election in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 May 2012 11:11:08 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor the election on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Milwaukee. The monitoring will ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group. In addition, the act requires certain covered jurisdictions to provide language assistance during the election process. The city of Milwaukee is required to provide assistance in Spanish. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:15:06 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on June 5, 2012, in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes: Alameda, Fresno and Riverside Counties, Calif.; Cibola and Sandoval Counties, N.M.; Shannon County, S.D.; and the city of Milwaukee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin US Settles Complaint Against Wisconsin Livestock Company for Improper Medication Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:03:32 EDT The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against Dan Nolan Livestock LLC. and its owner Daniel W. Nolan to block them from violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged unlawful use of new animal drugs in cows slaughtered for food. The Justice Department filed the suit on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin US Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utility – Dairyland Power Cooperative to Reduce Emissions by More Than 29,000 Tons Annually By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:37:20 EDT The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) that will cover the utility’s three power plants in Alma and Genoa, Wis. DPC has agreed to invest approximately $150 million in pollution control technology that will protect public health and resolve violations of the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin United States Settles Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Housing Provider By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:40:57 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the owner and former manager of the Lowrey Hotel and Café in New Richmond, Wis., has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging they had sexually harassed a homeless woman who sought shelter at the hotel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Cleanup and Natural Resources Improvement Agreement Reached at Ashland Lakefront Superfund Site in Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:57:01 EDT Northern States Power Co. will begin cleanup of the Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund Site in Northwestern Wisconsin under a settlement the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wisconsin Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Florida and Wisconsin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:36:00 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on Aug. 14, 2012, in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes: Collier, Hendry, Lee, Osceola and Polk Counties, Fla.; and the city of Milwaukee, Wis. Full Article OPA Press Releases